What have you done to your 5th Gen 4Runner today?

Another photo... That mounting bracket is not supposed to have that bend there

Should I heat it and rebend or buy new ones?

 

buy new

 

Thanks. The low profile is why I purchased it over others.

 

That looks very good. My steering wheel looked the same like yours and I bought a cover from Amazon. It works but yours is better. How long did it take and was it tedious or straightforward?

 

Not tedious or hard. Basically wipe the wheel down with a degreaser then rubbing alcohol. Tape the plastic parts off and apply the dye with a small sponge brush. I did 3 coats. I used a hair blow dryer in between to dry the coats. Entire thing was about an hour-but I had poor lighting. Taking off the steering wheel would make it easier to get to to the back side but I didn't want to mess with that. It's not perfect. There are some faint brush marks but I am very happy with it and would do it again. I got the 8oz bottle and plan on doing my front seat bottoms as the leather is a bit worn there too.

 

Yeah, I removed the allen screw on the front of the teton knob, but turning the knob to unscrew it was hard. I barely was able to unscrew one turn before I started to twist the top part of the shifter off the bottom part. Just not sure if there was anything else I was missing.

 

Not everyone favorite mod, but I am liking the darker trim vs the light silver.

 

What color did you opt for? My steering is the same color but my seats are beige leather. I also noticed, you have nicer meters than mine. Maybe a limited vs SR5 thing.

 

I had them look up my leather color. Mine is Dark Charcoal Black-same as seats for me. You send them your VIN and they will tell you. Mine is a Limited. I ordered a 8oz bottle, but for the steering wheel alone you can order the smallest size 4oz. More than enough. I only uses 1oz maybe.

 

Slowly Putin’ some miles on.
Roamed to 3K

 

Hand washed and dried the 2011, then put it back in the garage.

 

Might I suggest that since you're wiring to a terminal block/relay that you just omit the connector altogether. Use Ring lugs to connect direct to the relay/terminal block.

 

I would carefully inspect the area within the bent zone for any signs of surface crack(s). None spotted? Carefully (slowly) rebend back flat and re-inspect. If you see any signs of crack(s) I would highly recommend that you discard and replace with new.